Wringer and clamp therefor



L. R. JONES.

WRINGER AND CLAMP THEREFOR.

APPLICATION FILQIDAPR. 5, 1920.

Patented Apr. 5, 1921.

S I L 12 J a ir g E To WITNESSES ATTORNEY LLEWELLYN R. JONES, OF BELLEVILLE, ONTARIO, CANADA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- FOURTH TO CHARLES A. BADGLEY, OF BELLEVILLE, ONTARIO, CANADA.

WR INGER AND CLAMP THEREFOR.

Specification of Letters Patent. 'Pa,tnted Apr. 5, 1921.

Application filed April 5, 1920. Serial No. 371,526.

To all whom it may concem:

Be it known that I, LLEWELLYN onns, a subject of the King of Great Bntain, residing at Belleville, in the Province of Ontario and Dominion of Canada, have in-' vented new and useful Improvements in Wringers and Clamps Therefor, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to clothes wrlngers and has particular reference to a clampmg means for securely attaching the wrmger to a tub, sink or other support.

One of the objects of the invention 1s to provide a simple and pract cal clamping means for this purpose comprising a clamping frame pivotally secured by bolts to one side of the wringer frame and having means for swinging the clamping frame about lts pivots to force the lower portion thereoflnto close engagement with a support.

The invention also aims to generally improve wringer clamping means to render them more practical, reliable and commercially desirable.

With these and other objects in v1ew as will become more apparent as the description proceeds, the invention conslsts in certain novel features of construct1on,com b1nation and arrangement of parts as w1ll be hereinafter fully described, illustrated and claimed.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a rear elevation of my 1mproved wringer and clamp ng means.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation showlng the wringer secured to a support.

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the wringer and clamp.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary detail view of a portion of one of the wrmger legs.

Referring in detail to the draw ngs by numerals, 1 designates as an entirety a wringer having side bars 2, the lower portions of which constitute the legs 3. The wringer carries the usual squeezing rolls 4 and operating mechanism therefor, generally designated 5. A top bar 6 connects the side bars forming therewith a frame for the movable members of the wringer.

In the preferred embodiment of my improved clamping means for the wrlnger 1, I provide a clamping frame 6' havmg parallel side bars 7 which are connected at thelr lower ends by a base or clamping bar 8. This bar 8 is rigidly secured to the lower terminal faces of the legs or side bars .7 .and has itsinner edge concaved and beveled intermediate its ends. as indicated at 9. Bolts 10-extend transversely through the frame bars 2 of the wringer and through the side bars of the clamping frame as shown; The heads 11 are counter-sunk in the frame bars 2 to prevent the bolts turning and each bolt is threaded to carry a wing nut 12 to tighten the clamping frame on the main frame. Washers 13 are preferably interposed between the nuts and the legs The side bars 2 of the wringer frame are recessed along their rear edges adjacent their lower ends as indicated by the numeral 13 to accommodate a tub or other support to which the wringer is to be secured. To give to the clamping frame an inclination downwardly toward the lower ends of the side bars 2, I form each of the side bars with an inclined face 14.

The fastening and pivot bolts 10 extend centrally through the In operation, the legs 3 are disposed on the inner side of a tub, sink or other support and the lower portions of the clamping frame legs on the outer side thereof. After this has been done, the nuts 12 are tightened to draw the wringer frame and clamping frame together to engage the clamping bar 8 of the clamping frame as tightly as possible with the support and then the cam levers 15 are swung into operative position to further tighten the clamp to insure a firm mounting of the wringer.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be obvious that by providing the in clined faces 14 and securing the clamping frame to the wringer so as'to have a bearing on these inclined faces that theolamping frame may be thrown into close engagement with any tub or support to firmly secure the wringer thereon.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it will be clearly understood that I do not WlSll to be limited to this construction, but may make such changes as will fall within the scope rear edges adjacentrthe upper ends of said recesses with inclined bearing faces, bolts extending through the side bars centrally to said inclined bearing faces, a clamping frame rockabiy associated with said side bars and having legs through which said bolts extend, wing nuts threaded on said bolts to bind the clamping frame against said bearing surfaces, at clamping'bar connecting the lower ends of the clamping legs and projecting therebeyond toward the Vertical walls of said support receiving recesses, a transverse bar connecting said side bars near the upper ends thereof, cam levers pivoted upon the :upper ends of the legs of the clamping frame and engageable with 7 said last named bar, whereby 'to tilt the clamping frame upon said bolts, and a rod connecting said levers and serving as a handle.

In testimony whereof Iafix my signature.

'LLEVVELLYN R. JONES. 

